Viniyoga

Viniyoga is yoga adapted to serve you.

Heal your body

Cultivate vitality

Nourish your mind

Tap into your full potential

Refresh your spirit

The Viniyoga approach to yoga, as transmitted by Mary’s teacher, Gary Kraftsow of the American Viniyoga Institute, offers tools for physical, mental and emotional wellness. Discover the power of yoga adapted for you. Unite your breath with movement. Explore the tools for transformation of body, mind and spirit with an approach that embraces the wholeness of each individual.

Chronic Low Back Pain – National Institutes of Health Study

Yoga, specifically a Viniyoga therapy-based low back pain intervention, demonstrated effectiveness equal to an exercise-based program for chronic low back pain in a large National Institutes of Health study. Gary Kraftsow, MA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, developed the Viniyoga Therapy intervention for this large National Institutes of Health study on low back pain.

In October, 2011, the initial results of Sherman’s second, larger scale study were released. This study compared a twelve week Viniyoga intervention, a physical therapist designed stretching intervention of similar intensity and duration and a self-care booklet.

Stress Reduction

Aetna Inc., a large multi-state health insurance company conducted a Mind-Body Pilot on chronic and high stress that looked at Viniyoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction. The study demonstrated statistically significant results on primary and secondary objectives including: